Amar Es Combatir (English: "To Love Is To Fight") is the seventh studio album released by the Mexican Latin pop/Rock en Español band Maná. The album, which was released on August 22, 2006, became the band's first release in four years.
| Amar Es Combatir | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | August 22, 2006 | |||
| Recorded | February–May 2006 | |||
| Studio | Hit Factory Criteria (Miami) | |||
| Genre | Latin rock Pop rock Dub | |||
| Length | 56:30 | |||
| Label | WEA Latina | |||
| Producer | Fher Olvera & Alex González | |||
| Maná chronology | ||||
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| Alternative covers | ||||
Deluxe Limited Edition CD & DVD cover | ||||
| Singles from Amar Es Combatir | ||||
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On February 11, 2007, the album won a Grammy Award in the category of Best Latin Rock/Alternative Album.[2] On April 26, 2007 it received two Billboard Latin Music Awards.[3]
The band Re-released this album with a Deluxe Limited Edition CD & DVD on March 27, 2007. The album was a commercial success selling more than 2.1 million copies worldwide.[4]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Manda Una Señal (Send a Sign)" | Fernando Olvera | 5:08 |
| 2. | "Labios Compartidos (Shared Lips)" | F. Olvera | 4:39 |
| 3. | "Ojalá Pudiera Borrarte (I Wish I Could Erase You)" | F. Olvera | 4:55 |
| 4. | "Arráncame El Corazón (Tear My Heart Out)" | F. Olvera, Alex González | 4:44 |
| 5. | "Tengo Muchas Alas (I Have Many Wings)" | F. Olvera | 4:32 |
| 6. | "Dime Luna (Tell Me, Moon)" | F. Olvera | 4:49 |
| 7. | "Bendita Tu Luz (Blessed Your Light) (feat. Juan Luis Guerra)" | F. Olvera, Sergio Vallín | 4:23 |
| 8. | "Tú Me Salvaste (You Saved Me)" | A. González | 4:19 |
| 9. | "Combatiente (Combatant)" | F. Olvera, A. González | 4:37 |
| 10. | "El Viaje (The Trip)" | A. González | 4:16 |
| 11. | "El Rey Tiburón (The Shark King)" | F. Olvera | 4:51 |
| 12. | "Somos Mar y Arena (We Are Sea and Sand)" | F. Olvera, S. Vallín | 4:42 |
| 13. | "Relax" | S. Vallín | 4:16 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 14. | "Labios Compartidos (Urban version)" | F. Olvera | 4:28 |
| 15. | "Bendita Tu Luz (feat. Juan Luis Guerra) (Bachata version)" | F. Olvera, S. Vallín | 4:17 |
| 16. | "Manda Una Señal (acoustic version)" | F. Olvera | 4:40 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Labios Compartidos (music video)" | 4:45 |
| 2. | "Bendita Tu Luz (feat. Juan Luis Guerra) (music video)" | 4:08 |
| 3. | "Manda Una Señal (music video)" | 4:51 |
| 4. | "Bendita Tu Luz (alternative music video)" | 4:09 |
| 5. | "Labios Compartidos (acoustic version on Telefe)" | 4:58 |
| 6. | "EPK Amar es Combatir (Español)" | 7:24 |
| 7. | "EPK Amar es Combatir (English)" | 7:23 |
| 8. | "Photo Gallery" | 1:35 |
Amar Es Combatir debuted at #4 on the Billboard 200 chart and #1 on the Billboard Top Rock Albums chart, selling nearly 87,000 copies in its first week of release in the United States. This marked the highest first-week sales and chart position for a Spanish language album by a duo or group and the first Spanish language album to debut atop the rock albums tally. It is also tied with Shakira's Fijación Oral Vol. 1 (2005) as the highest debut of a Spanish language album in the history of Billboard. Both albums were surpassed in December 2020 by Puerto-Rican singer Bad Bunny with his album El Último Tour del Mundo, which debuted at number-one on the chart.
The album has produced three Billboard Hot Latin Tracks number-one singles: "Labios Compartidos", "Bendita Tu Luz" and "Manda Una Señal".
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| Chart (2006–07) [5][6][7][8] | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Argentina Album Chart[9][10] | 1 |
| Mexican Albums Chart | 1 |
| Spain PROMUSICAE Album Chart | 1 |
| Swiss Record Charts | 4 |
| Peruan Albums Chart | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Latin Albums | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Latin Pop Albums | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Rock Albums | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 4 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Internet Albums | 4 |
| Uruguay Album Charts[11] | 1 |
| Year | Song | Chart [12] | Peak position |
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| 2006 | "Labios Compartidos" | U.S. Billboard Hot Latin Tracks | 1 |
| 2006 | "Labios Compartidos" | U.S. Billboard Latin Pop Airplay | 1 |
| 2006 | "Labios Compartidos" | U.S. Billboard Latin Tropical Airplay | 1 |
| 2006 | "Labios Compartidos" | U.S. Billboard Hot Ringtones | 12 |
| 2006 | "Labios Compartidos" | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 82 |
| 2006 | "Bendita Tu Luz" | U.S. Billboard Hot Latin Tracks | 1 |
| 2006 | "Bendita Tu Luz" | U.S. Billboard Latin Pop Airplay | 1 |
| 2006 | "Bendita Tu Luz" | U.S. Billboard Latin Tropical Airplay | 3 |
| 2007 | "Manda Una Señal" | U.S. Billboard Hot Latin Tracks | 1 |
| 2007 | "Manda Una Señal" | U.S. Billboard Latin Pop Airplay | 1 |
| 2007 | "Manda Una Señal" | U.S. Billboard Latin Tropical Airplay | 6 |
| 2007 | "Ojalá Pudiera Borrarte" | U.S. Billboard Hot Latin Tracks | 2 |
| 2007 | "Ojalá Pudiera Borrarte" | U.S. Billboard Latin Pop Airplay | 3 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Argentina (CAPIF)[13] | 4× Platinum | 160,000^ |
| Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[14] | Gold | 30,000* |
| Colombia[15] | Gold | |
| Mexico (AMPROFON)[16] | 2× Platinum | 200,000^ |
| Spain (PROMUSICAE)[17] | 3× Platinum | 240,000^ |
| Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[18] | Gold | 15,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[19] | Gold | 702,000[20] |
| Venezuela[21][22] | Platinum | |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
Billboard Latin Music Awards
Grammy Awards
MTV Video Music Awards Latin America
mana millions of copies sold.
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